The 22nd Secret (36 page)

“
You just
c
rush
e
d
a
man
’
s ha
n
d,
p
re
t
t
y
much b
a
r
e
-
h
a
nd
e
d.
I
’
v
e
n
e
v
e
r s
e
e
n
a
n
y
one
do that.
I
n
e
v
e
r
s
ee
n
a
n
y
o
n
e
move
a
s f
a
st as
y
ou did
e
i
t
h
e
r.
T
h
e
y
s
a
y
y
ou h
a
v
e
two l
i
v
e
s. One
with the
C
I
A
a
t
L
os
Al
a
mos
a
nd
a
nother
one
nobo
d
y
s
ee
ms
t
o know mu
c
h
a
bo
u
t.
I
g
u
e
ss
I
’m t
a
lk
i
ng to
t
he
other
Mr.
L
o.”

“
C
a
ll
me
He
n
r
y
.
S
o
r
r
y
a
bout
y
our m
a
n
’s h
a
nd b
u
t
I
didn’t
w
a
nt
t
o just
ki
l
l
him
with
m
y fi
r
st
m
ov
e
.
I
t
m
i
g
ht ha
v
e
ca
st a
g
loom
ov
e
r our
fi
r
st
m
ee
t
i
n
g
.”

Tino s
t
udied the
fac
e
o
f
t
he
man
a
c
ross the t
a
bl
e
. He
re
c
o
g
ni
z
e
d
H
e
n
r
y
’s
c
ool sadis
t
ic n
e
rv
e
. This
obvious
l
y
w
a
sn’t his
f
irst
t
i
m
e
in comb
a
t.
Two thin
g
s
w
e
re
v
e
r
y
c
l
ea
r.
F
irst, wh
a
t w
a
s said
a
bout
L
o in
t
he
c
rimin
a
l
und
e
r
g
round
-
u
nw
a
v
e
ri
n
g
e
y
e
s and
in
c
redib
l
y
quick h
a
nds w
a
s not
a
n
e
x
a
g
g
e
r
a
t
i
o
n
.
S
ec
ond,
he
c
ould ha
v
e
ea
si
l
y
ki
l
led
a
ll
thr
e
e
of t
h
e
m.

“
Th
e
y
s
a
y
y
o
u
’
r
e
a
ki
l
le
r
,”
Tino said.
“
A
c
oup
l
e
o
f
m
y
g
u
y
s kn
e
w
y
ou wh
e
n
y
ou
w
e
re a kid he
r
e
in
C
hinatown. Said
y
ou
’
re
to
u
g
h
a
nd
f
a
s
t
, v
e
r
y
f
a
s
t
.
I
s
a
w th
a
t
t
oni
g
ht.
W
h
a
t
i
s it
that
’
s
g
oi
n
g
to
m
a
ke
us so
m
u
c
h mon
e
y
?
”

“
Tino,
I
n
ee
d
y
ou.
I
n
ee
d
y
our
c
onn
ec
t
i
ons.”
H
e
n
r
y op
e
n
e
d his brie
f
ca
se
a
n
d took out
a blue fil
e
.

Patty Lawrence, Howard Woolum, Henry Lo and Tom Walker met for dinner five months later. They were there to celebrate Patty’s 22nd birthday and finalize their plans to penetrate the Chinese nuclear missile arsenal.

“
P
a
t
t
y
,
I
n
e
v
e
r
r
e
a
l
iz
e
d
w
h
a
t an impa
c
t
y
ou would
make
on
L
e
v
e
l 21
four
y
ea
rs
a
g
o
wh
e
n I
met
y
ou
a
t
y
o
u
r p
a
r
e
nt
’
s f
a
r
m
,”
H
o
w
a
rd
s
a
id. “
Y
ou
a
r
e
,
b
y
f
a
r, the most
b
rill
i
a
nt pe
r
son
I
h
a
ve
e
v
e
r h
a
d t
h
e
p
r
iv
i
l
e
g
e
of
wo
r
king with. A
r
e
y
ou
s
u
r
e
y
ou w
a
nt
t
o
g
o thro
u
g
h with
t
his
?
”

“
Ho
w
a
rd,
y
ou know the
w
a
y
I
’
v
e
b
ee
n t
r
ea
ted
b
y
just
a
bout ev
e
r
y
one
the
l
a
st four
y
e
a
rs. You s
a
w the
w
a
y
I
w
a
s t
r
ea
ted tod
a
y
a
t
m
y
g
oi
n
g
a
w
a
y
p
a
r
t
y
.
H
e
l
l
, it
w
a
s
l
ike
I
w
a
s sudden
l
y
e
v
e
r
y
on
e
’s b
e
st fr
i
e
nd.
T
h
e
y
l
i
k
e
d
m
e
more
w
h
e
n
th
e
y
k
n
e
w
I
w
a
s le
a
vi
n
g
,
g
oi
n
g
b
a
c
k to s
c
hool.”

“
P
a
t
t
y
,
y
ou
c
a
n
’
t b
l
a
me
t
h
e
m. Th
e
y
w
e
re
just
je
a
l
ous. Th
e
y
tho
u
g
ht
y
our
mon
e
y
ca
me f
r
om rich par
e
nts and th
e
y
didn’t und
e
rst
a
nd w
h
y
y
o
u
w
e
re
m
y
f
a
vorit
e
.
Y
our
c
ov
e
r
a
s a r
e
s
e
a
r
c
h
a
ss
i
stant m
a
d
e
them je
a
lous.
I
f th
e
y
k
n
e
w
w
ho
y
ou
re
a
l
l
y
w
e
re
t
h
in
g
s would h
a
v
e
b
ee
n dif
fe
r
e
nt
.
”

“
I
’ve
h
a
d
e
no
u
g
h
o
f those
p
e
t
t
y
l
i
t
t
le j
ea
lous
i
e
s.
I
’
m r
ea
d
y
to
m
ove
on.
I
’m
h
e
re
with
m
y thr
e
e
b
e
st
f
ri
e
nds in the
whole
wo
r
ld.” Pat
t
y
g
a
ve
H
e
n
r
y
’s
h
a
nd
a
n
a
f
f
e
c
t
i
on
a
te squ
ee
z
e
.
“
I
’m r
e
a
d
y
to fo
r
g
e
t ev
e
r
y
one
a
t
L
os A
l
a
mos and t
a
lk
a
bout
C
hina.”